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Johanna Louise Spyri (German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi.
Jun 8, 2024 · Johanna Spyri (born June 12, 1827, Hirzel, Switz.—died July 7, 1901, Zürich) was a Swiss writer whose Heidi, a book for children, is popular all over the world.
Heidi (/ ˈ h aɪ d i /; German:) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat).
Johanna Spyri, Angelo Rinaldi (Illustrator), Beverly Cleary (Foreword) 4.03. 201,127 ratings6,360 reviews. Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain.
Jun 14, 2024 · Heidi, classic children’s novel by Swiss writer Johanna Spyri, published in two volumes in 1880–81. The title character is a young orphan who is sent to the Swiss mountains to live with her grandfather.
Jul 19, 2020 · Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 – July 7, 1901) born Johanna Louise Heusser, was a Swiss author best known for her first and most successful book, the 1881 children’s novel Heidi. Born in rural Hirzel, not far from Zurich, she grew up in a happy, cultured home in a literary environment.
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Johanna Spyri has 1186 books on Goodreads with 368901 ratings. Johanna Spyri’s most popular book is Heidi.
Johanna Spyri. With her novel, Johanna Spyri has made an invaluable contribution to Swiss cultural and literary history. Heidi is one of the most widely read books in the world. The story has been translated into over 55 languages and its global fame and topicality have remained unbroken to this day. Heidi is world literature.
For more than a century, Johanna Spyri’s Heidi novels, first published in 1880 and 1881, have made an incredible journey throughout the world in the last 140 years. They are among the most widely read, translated and adapted literary classics.
